Thanks to everyone who replied- found it on the map now

As it happens, I was on a train from Paddington this afternoon. The
bridge looks Victorian and is low down, level with local roads, so
presumably it dates from long before the A40. The turn and ramp up to
the A40 look quite nasty.


From what I understand of the road system of London, the Westway was
to be part of a larger motorway box. The Westway got built then the
scheme was canned, so it's possible this last bit got cobbled together
from old bridges and existing streets.

Anyway, folks have been getting had for using it without paying the CC
so watch out!

Thanks again......

wrote:

Anyway, folks have been getting had for using it without paying the CC
so watch out!

It's not in the CC area.

On 6 Jun, 12:57, "John Rowland"
wrote:
wrote:

Anyway, folks have been getting had for using it without paying the CC
so watch out!

It's not in the CC area.

Remeber the CC area was extended recently, remember.

Anyway I've no intention of voluenteering to find out. Going from
Marble Arch I shall be taking a long, boring but safe loop via Edgware
Road, St Johns wood Road, Park Road and Baker Street before turning
right onto the Westway.

wrote:

Anyway I've no intention of voluenteering to find out. Going from
Marble Arch I shall be taking a long, boring but safe loop via Edgware
Road, St Johns wood Road, Park Road and Baker Street before turning
right onto the Westway.

Looking at the map showing the extended CC Zone, and comparing it with
Multimap, suggests that you'd need to do Marble Arch - Edgware Road -
Sussex Gardens - Sale Place - Praed Street - Eastbourne Terrace -
Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace - Orsett Terrace - Gloucester
Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway to avoid the CC, which is a lot of
messing about!

Cheers,

Barry

On 6 Jun, 16:21, Barry Salter wrote:
wrote:
Anyway I've no intention of voluenteering to find out. Going from
Marble Arch I shall be taking a long, boring but safe loop via Edgware
Road, St Johns wood Road, Park Road and Baker Street before turning
right onto the Westway.

Looking at the map showing the extended CC Zone, and comparing it with
Multimap, suggests that you'd need to do Marble Arch - Edgware Road -
Sussex Gardens - Sale Place - Praed Street - Eastbourne Terrace -
Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace - Orsett Terrace - Gloucester
Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway to avoid the CC, which is a lot of
messing about!

Yes, Barry, that's what I was thinking.Not to mention the potential to
get lost I know which one Sussex Gardens is- (left just after
Sommerfield) but beyond that I'd be winging it)

I'll stick with what I know.

Barry Salter wrote:
wrote:

Anyway I've no intention of voluenteering to find out. Going from
Marble Arch I shall be taking a long, boring but safe loop via
Edgware Road, St Johns wood Road, Park Road and Baker Street before
turning right onto the Westway.

Looking at the map showing the extended CC Zone, and comparing it with
Multimap, suggests that you'd need to do Marble Arch - Edgware Road -
Sussex Gardens - Sale Place - Praed Street - Eastbourne Terrace -
Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace - Orsett Terrace - Gloucester
Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway to avoid the CC, which is a lot of
messing about!

Praed St is eastbound-only from Norfolk Place to Edgware Road, so you can't
reach the 2-way part of Praed St from the east without paying the CC charge.
In fact, I have no idea why Praed St west of Sale Place is excluded from the
CC zone, since you can't really use it to get to or from Paddington.

The correct CC-free route from Marble Arch to Westway is Edgware Road -
Harrow Road - Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace - Orsett Terrace -
Gloucester Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway. Even if you were exempt from
the CC charge, this is shorter and faster than any route passing to the
immediate south of Paddington.

John Rowland wrote:
Barry Salter wrote:
wrote:

Anyway I've no intention of voluenteering to find out. Going from
Marble Arch I shall be taking a long, boring but safe loop via
Edgware Road, St Johns wood Road, Park Road and Baker Street
before turning right onto the Westway.

Looking at the map showing the extended CC Zone, and comparing it
with Multimap, suggests that you'd need to do Marble Arch -
Edgware Road - Sussex Gardens - Sale Place - Praed Street -
Eastbourne Terrace - Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace -
Orsett Terrace - Gloucester Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway to
avoid the CC, which is a lot of messing about!

Praed St is eastbound-only from Norfolk Place to Edgware Road, so
you can't reach the 2-way part of Praed St from the east without
paying the CC charge. In fact, I have no idea why Praed St west of
Sale Place is excluded from the CC zone, since you can't really use
it to get to or from Paddington.

You can conveniently use it eastbound to leave Paddington to get to the
Edgware Road - Park Lane free route across the CC zone, or to join the
Marylebone Road eastbound.

The correct CC-free route from Marble Arch to Westway is Edgware
Road - Harrow Road - Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace -
Orsett Terrace - Gloucester Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway.
Even if you were exempt from the CC charge, this is shorter and
faster than any route passing to the immediate south of Paddington.

Or alternatively: Marble Arch - Edgware Road - Sussex Gardens - Sale
Place - Praed Street (eastbound) - Chapel Street - Old Marylebone Road,
and sharp left into Marylebone Road westbound (a useful but curiously
unsignposted way of joining the westbound A40), then over the flyover on
to Westway.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Richard J. wrote:
John Rowland wrote:

Praed St is eastbound-only from Norfolk Place to Edgware Road, so
you can't reach the 2-way part of Praed St from the east without
paying the CC charge. In fact, I have no idea why Praed St west of
Sale Place is excluded from the CC zone, since you can't really use
it to get to or from Paddington.

You can conveniently use it eastbound to leave Paddington to get to
the Edgware Road - Park Lane free route across the CC zone, or to
join the Marylebone Road eastbound.

Not conveniently... there is no left turn from Departures Road to Praed St.
You would have to go right into Praed St, right into Eastbourne Terrace,
then do a U-turn.

The correct CC-free route from Marble Arch to Westway is Edgware
Road - Harrow Road - Bishops Bridge Road - Westbourne Terrace -
Orsett Terrace - Gloucester Terrace - Ranelagh Bridge - Westway.
Even if you were exempt from the CC charge, this is shorter and
faster than any route passing to the immediate south of Paddington.

Or alternatively: Marble Arch - Edgware Road - Sussex Gardens - Sale
Place - Praed Street (eastbound) - Chapel Street - Old Marylebone
Road, and sharp left into Marylebone Road westbound (a useful but
curiously unsignposted way of joining the westbound A40), then over
the flyover on to Westway.

Good one!